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A simulation-generated image reveals how charge distributions and gas densities vary in the plasma that floats across our ...

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Time loops have long been the stuff of science fiction. Now, using the rules of quantum mechanics, we have a way to ...

A 2020 rule that slashed air pollution from ships may have boosted global temperatures sooner than thought, helping to ...

The European Space Agency has successfully launched EarthCARE, an advanced cloud-research satellite that will provide climate ...

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A simple statistical test can quickly guide humanitarian efforts in areas like Gaza and Ukraine impacted by war – and it ...

People who have had a recent vaccine against tetanus appear to be less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, suggesting that ...

One of the first bioelectronic devices to combine living bacteria with sensors has successfully improved healthy skin ...

A printed version of the entire human genome would fill 220 large books. To do the same for a small, seemingly unremarkable ...